Roll Your Way to a Better Body
This article was originally published in the February 2002 issue of Bottom Line Health. In that piece, the magazine used their own in-house illustrations of the exercises. Here, I'm posting…
This article was originally published in the February 2002 issue of Bottom Line Health. In that piece, the magazine used their own in-house illustrations of the exercises. Here, I'm posting…
This is an unprecedented time we are experiencing, with much of the world on lockdown due to the devastating coronavirus COVID-19. Unless you work in an essential field, you are…
This is an unprecedented time we are experiencing, with much of the world on lockdown due to the devastating coronavirus COVID-19. Unless you work in an essential field, you are…
This is the second part in my series of upper body exercises performed with hand weights on the Ball. (Here is Part 1 of the series.) Hug a Tree Begin…
The Ball is a unique exercise tool in that it is not a stable surface. To perform any strengthening or stretching exercise, you must not only use the muscles required…
The obliques are an often neglected group of abdominal muscles located at the sides of your waist. There are two separate pairs of muscles, the internal and external obliques, which…
In my previous posts in this series, I've explained why good posture is so important and given you some cues to find neutral spine and other elements of correct alignment.…
While good posture naturally projects an image of confidence and health, attractiveness and power (barring the current U.S. president, can you think of many celebrities or politicians who slouch?), perhaps…
Many of the exercises in Balance on the Ball have been inspired by specific mat or apparatus exercises developed by Joseph Pilates. The Ball exercises, however, are not necessarily more…
Increases flexibility, perhaps to a greater degree than performing similar stretches on a stable surface. The Ball allows you to find subtle nuances in every stretch, because by rolling it…